diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
index 139f544898..616e54bd8f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ void MWMechanics::AiSequence::queue (const AiPackage& package)
     mPackages.push_back (package.clone());
 }
 
+MWMechanics::AiPackage* MWMechanics::AiSequence::getActivePackage()
+{
+    if(mPackages.empty())
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("No AI Package!"));
+    else
+        return mPackages.front();
+}
+
 void MWMechanics::AiSequence::fill(const ESM::AIPackageList &list)
 {
     for (std::vector<ESM::AIPackage>::const_iterator it = list.mList.begin(); it != list.mList.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp
index 0976ef0995..d44a4975e6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             ///< Add \a package to the end of the sequence (executed after all other packages have been
             /// completed)
 
+            AiPackage* getActivePackage();
+            ///< return the current active package. If there is no active package, throw an exeption
+
             void fill (const ESM::AIPackageList& list);
     };
 }